Small Is Cost of U.S. Schools and Education Value
P. P. Claxton, U.S. Commissioner of Education, argues that public school spending averages $252 per child entering school in 1895 and graduating in 1918, totaling about $515 per child when public and private education is considered. The article analyzes three tables showing per child spending for instruction, and lifetime education costs, noting wide state variation and the payoff in national welfare.
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P. P. Claxton
United States
Educamn
United States Bureau of Education
Alabama
Mississippi
Montana
Illinois
GIVES LIFE TO SAVE HIS SON
Stanley Shirery of Westinghouse Village drowned saving his 12 year old son near the river bank. John Bailey of Westinghouse Village attempted a rescue as Shirery plunged to reach the boy, but perished after lowering his last breath.
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Philadelphia
Stanley Shirery
Westinghouse Village
Shirery
John Bailey
Bailey
Boys Ordered Home Nights in Greenfield Steady Pennies Case
Seven boys under twelve found guilty in city court by Mayor Myers of stealing pennies from milk bottles on porches. They are sentenced to stay at home after 6 p.m. for 80 days, with parents instructed to enforce the rule and supervise their children.
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Greenfield
Ind
Myers
Poisoned Cake Kills At Dexter Family Reunion
An arsenate of lead contaminated cake caused illness at a Dexter Kansas family reunion six miles northeast of town. Several people, including high priority individuals, were stricken as warning of slow poisoning from the accidental substitution of arsenate of lead for sugar in the dessert.
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Dexter
Kan—-Hight
Magic Rooms at the House of Secrets Adventure
A boy and girl explorers tour the House of Secrets meeting personified virtues such as Mr Generosity and Miss Snobbery. They learn that cooperation and kindness matter more than status, while naughty secrets are kept in the cellar. The tale playfully critiques worry and fashion obsessed vanity.
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Generosity
Mr. Generosity
House of Secrets
Bank of Trouble
Come and Go Sunday School Lesson Recalls Learning
An odd Sunday school scene recalls a teacher guiding her department to sing in a measured rhythm with a refrain softly come and softly go. When Withee Don returns, his father asks what was learned, and the boy replies we alge yet sing fea cons not aaw ne any, hinting at a misspelled memory or mishearing.
Change in Father by Tanlac Heals Cobb County Man
G W Slayton of Cobb County tells how his chronically ill father recovered after twenty years of stomach trouble. He credits Tanlac with a dramatic turn, noting the father eats well and feels like a new man after trying numerous medicines and diets. Tanlac is sold by leading druggists.
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G .W. Slayton
Cobb County
Atlanta
Tennessee
A Word to the Wise and the Unclear Audience
A concise saying warns that wisdom exists in the few who know who truly matters. The remark hints at hidden knowledge behind social circles and the challenge of identifying key players.
Be Sure to Keep Blood Pure In Summer
Nature intended all creatures to withstand the normal changes of the seasons. You never saw a wild animal collapse from heat, did you? People wouldn't get knocked out either, if they had the vitality animals get from their pil0g. Rich, wholesome blood gives bodily vigor, and if hot weather lays you low, start now to fortify your vitality with a aroa Base.
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Miss Snobbery
Mike
Love and late nights shake a young wife’s nerves
A mother consoles her daughter in law over a husband who stays out late from his office, while a Kansas City Star snippet asks Lester which path he’d choose between a lengthy obituary and a modest barrow maker, ending with a sharp tease about the picture show.
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George
Lester
Kansas City Star
Opulence Exchange Prompts Credit Extension
A lively exchange about rising income and credit limits. Lane-Wonderful notes a significant income increase, while Parke-Well jokingly acknowledges the impact on their finances. Life remarks credit has extended enough for the wife to incur debt twice as before.
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Parke
Lane
Jebt
Try This To Prevent Paint Flaking With Milk Wash
A budget tip suggests washing glass coated with white paint using milk and a touch of soap. The method is proposed as a cheaper alternative to repainting and claimed to be effective.
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